{{short description|Scottish field hockey player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Use British English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox field hockey player | name = Jamie Golden | height = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|12|24}} | birth_place = Dundee, Scotland | position = Midfielder | years1 = {{0|0000}}–2020 | clubs1 = Grove Menzieshill | years2 = 2020–2022 | clubs2 = Surbiton | years3 = 2022–2023 | clubs3 = Beeston | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = Hamburger | years5 = 2024–present | clubs5 = Western Wildcats | nationalyears1 = 2021– | nationalteam1 = Scotland | nationalcaps1 = 26 | nationalgoals1 = 24 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fhm|Scotland}}}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championship II}} {{MedalBronze|2023 Dublin|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Lousada|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Nations Cup 2}} {{MedalGold|2025 Muscat|Team}} }} '''Jamie Golden''' (born 24 December 2001)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1023/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Scotland |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=16 October 2023}}</ref> is a Scottish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Western Wildcats and the Scotland national team.<ref name="SHU">{{cite web |url=https://scottish-hockey.org.uk/international-performance/scotland/seniors-men-team/ |title=Seniors Men Team |publisher=Scottish Hockey Union |website=scottish-hockey.org.uk |accessdate=16 October 2023}}</ref>
== Biography == Golden was born and raised in Dundee, Scotland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/jamie-golden/ |title=Jamie Golden |publisher=Team Scotland |website=teamscotland.scot |accessdate=16 October 2023}}</ref> His older brother, Cameron, also represents Scotland in hockey.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/other-sports/2188228/dundee-hockey-charlotte-watson-emily-dark-cameron-golden-jamie-golden/ |title=Dundee hockey stars Charlotte Watson, Emily Dark and brothers Cameron and Jamie Golden sticking at it despite coronavirus disruption |publisher=The Courier |date=4 May 2021 |website=thecourier.co.uk |accessdate=16 October 2023}}</ref>
Golden broke through the youth setup of Grove Menzieshill and eventually joined the senior team where he played until his departure in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Western hoping for Golden moments in Surbiton |url=https://ehlhockey.tv/2024/09/27/western-hoping-for-golden-moments-in-surbiton/ |website=ehlhockey.tv |publisher=Euro Hockey League |access-date=5 October 2024 |date=27 September 2024}}</ref> Golden made his debut for the Scotland U–21 side at the EuroHockey Junior Championship II in Plzeň, where he won a gold medal.<ref name="FIH">{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/17961 |title=GOLDEN Cameron |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=16 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Competitions-Archive-1.pdf |title=Competitions Archive |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com |accessdate=16 October 2023}}</ref> Following his Scotland junior debut, Golden went on to represent the Great Britain U21 side, winning gold at the 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/sultan-of-johor-cup-2019-indian-junior-mens-hockey-team-loses-great-britian-1-2/article29745446.ece |title=India loses to Great Britain in Sultan of Johor Cup final |website=SportStar |date=19 October 2019 |access-date=12 August 2025}}</ref>
In 2020, he moved to England to join Surbiton.<ref>{{cite web |title=We are pleased to announce that Jamie Golden will join the Surbiton HC Men's 1s for the 2020/21 season. |url=https://surbitonhc.com/news-events/club-news/2020/scotland-s-jamie-golden-signs-for-surbiton/ |website=surbitonhc.com |publisher=Surbiton Hockey Club |access-date=5 October 2024 |date=14 August 2024}}</ref> While at Surbiton he made his senior Scottish international debut in 2021<ref name="SHU"/><ref name="FIH"/> and was selected to represent Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/hockey/62056697 |title=Commonwealth Games 2022: Alan Forsyth leads Scots hockey squad |website=BBC Sport |date=5 July 2022 |access-date=16 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/52690 |title=Jamie GOLDEN |publisher=Birmingham2022 |website=results.birmingham2022.com |accessdate=16 October 2023}}</ref> He also played in the 2022 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru, winning bronze.<ref name="FIH"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://scottish-hockey.org.uk/golden-and-heigh-selected-for-gb-u21-men-sultan-of-johor-cup-squad/ |title=Golden and Heigh selected for GB U21 men Sultan of Johor Cup squad |publisher=Scottish Hockey Union |date=20 October 2022 |website=scottish-hockey.org.uk |accessdate=16 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/latest/news/sultan-of-johor-updates |title=Great Britain see off Japan to finish third in Sultan of Johor Cup |publisher=Great Britain Hockey |date=29 October 2022 |website=greatbritainhockey.co.uk |accessdate=16 October 2023}}</ref>
Following his time at Surbiton, Golden transferred to Beeston in the 2022–2023 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=England Hockey Premier Division transfers 2022/23: Latest Ins and Outs |url=https://www.thehockeypaper.co.uk/articles/2022/06/23/england-hockey-premier-division-transfers-2022-23-latest-ins-and-outs |website=thehockeypaper.co.uk |publisher=The Hockey Paper |access-date=5 October 2024 |date=23 June 2022}}</ref> In 2023, Golden made a move to Germany, joining Hamburger Polo Club in the Bundesliga.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hockey-Herren mit einigen neuen Gesichtern |url=https://hamburger-polo-club.de/2023/hockey-herren-mit-einigen-neuen-gesichtern/ |website=hamburger-polo-club.de |publisher=Hamburger Polo Club |access-date=5 October 2024 |language=de |date=7 September 2024}}</ref>
In 2024, Golden returned to Scotland to join Western Wildcats.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Duncan |first1=Nigel |title=Wimbledon tough test for Western in Europe |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2024/10/wimbledon-tough-test-for-western-in-europe/ |website=theedinburghreporter.co.uk |publisher=The Edinburgh Reporter |access-date=5 October 2024 |date=4 October 2024}}</ref>
In February 2025, he was part of the men's squad for 2024–25 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 in Muscat, Oman, and helped the team win the gold medal<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1166753/sports/other-sports/scotland-crowned-1st-fih-hockey-mens-nations-cup |title=Scotland crowned 1st FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup |website=The Oman Observer |date=23 February 2025 |access-date=13 August 2025}}</ref> and a few months later, he helped Scotland win the bronze medal at the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Lousada, Portugal,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/hockey/ireland-through-to-final-of-eurohockey-championship-ii-after-confident-win-over-scotland/a1525566696.html |title=Ireland through to final of EuroHockey Championship II after confident win over Scotland |website=Irish Indepdendent |date=1 August 2025|access-date=12 August 2025}}</ref> defeating Italy in the third place play off.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1756 |title=EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men |website=FIH |access-date=12 August 2025}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIH|23556}} * {{Team Scotland|jamie-golden}} * {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|52690}}
{{Scotland FH Squad 2022 Commonwealth Games}} {{Scotland FH Squad 2025 Nations Cup II}} {{Scotland FH Squad 2025 EuroHockey}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Golden, Jamie}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:Scottish men's field hockey players Category:Men's field hockey midfielders Category:Surbiton Hockey Club players Category:Beeston Hockey Club players Category:Men's England Hockey League players Category:Scottish expatriate field hockey players Category:Men's Feldhockey Bundesliga players Category:Sportspeople from Dundee Category:Hamburger Polo Club players Category:Western Wildcats Hockey Club players Category:Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:Commonwealth Games field hockey players for Scotland Category:Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen